- Elevation, modelled
- 224 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Johnson’s Mound273 m · 22.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7253, -88.0450
Gateway Wetlands is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 224 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Falconridge Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.6 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Bolingbrook Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gateway Wetlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WNW 296° | 273 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 282° | 259 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NW 317° | 255 m | 10.1 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 54° | 187 m | 17.7 mi |
- 1.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 10.2 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 11 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 17 mi
- Viewing area · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Falconridge Park: 0.5 mi
- Mending Wall Park: 0.6 mi
- Orchard Hill Park: 0.6 mi
- Eighty-Third Street Park: 0.9 mi
- Winston Woods Park: 0.9 mi
- Buddhist Society Statue: 1.4 mi
- Pavilion/Sculpture: 3.3 mi
- Unknown: 3.4 mi
- Four Corners: 3.5 mi
- Sister 1: 3.5 mi
- Oak Savanna: 1.4 mi
- Hurwitz Memorial Garden: 4.8 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 5.1 mi
- Tree Nursery: 5.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 5.1 mi
- Fox Hollow Forest Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Fox Hollow Forest Preserve: 2.4 mi
- James S. Boan Woods: 2.4 mi
- Hidden Oaks Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
- Whalon Lake Park: 2.7 mi
- Nuclear Energy Exhibition Hall: 3.1 mi
- National Shrine Museum of St. Thesese: 3.6 mi
- Old Lace School Museum: 4.1 mi
- Lemont Area Historical Society Museum: 4.3 mi
- Illinois Aviation Museum: 4.7 mi
- ZGS Piston: 3.5 mi
- Pierce Downer Cemetery: 5.7 mi
- Confederate Cannon: 6.2 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors: 6.2 mi
- American Legion War Momorial: 6.3 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 4.3 mi
- Red Gate Woods: 6.9 mi
- Pulaski Woods: 7.7 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 7.8 mi
- Katherine Pavilion - North Picnic Shelter: 7.8 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 4.6 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 8.3 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 9.7 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 9.8 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 11.9 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 1.8 mi
- Signal Hill: 4.9 mi
- Centennial Hill: 6.0 mi
- Rotary Hill: 6.5 mi
- Spruce Hill: 6.5 mi
- Centennial Beach: 6.6 mi
- Westman Beach: 7.6 mi
- Michigan Beach: 14.5 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 21.6 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 23.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 3.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 4.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 20.7 mi
- Lake Strini: 6.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 9.9 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lisle - Morton Arboretum, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Woodridge · 1 mi
- Bolingbrook · 3 mi
- Lemont · 5 mi
- Lisle · 5 mi
- Downers Grove · 6 mi
- Naperville · 6 mi
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